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| Home town | Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Congenital amputation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger Tapia is a Filipino para-athlete who competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. [1]
Born with a speech impairment caused by a cleft lip and without his left arm. [2] Tapia began running at age 5 [2] due to his brother being a runner. [1] He attended the José Rizal University and was part of the school's athletics team. [1] He is a native of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. [3]
Tapia competed in local tournaments for Ilocos Norte winning in events against abled-bodied athletes. This includes the 2008 Palarong Pambansa, the national student-athlete games. [4] [3]
Tapia represented the Philippines at the 2011 ASEAN Para Games where he bagged a gold in the 400m event and two silvers in the 100m and 200m events. [2]
He qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London through the April 2012 Malaysia Open where he clocked 23.56 seconds in the 200m race. He competed in the T46 classification. [5]
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